I agree the game is wildly imbalanced, and generally speaking I don't mind it. I do think there should more often be a consequence to popping a long rest, and I do think the presence of boosts to 23+ for some stats like Str and Con but not others like Int is balance warping, and a few decisions like multiclass Wizards (though that's arguably supported by 5e RAW), or the implementation of Tavern Brawler are poor choices which negatively impact the game. But in general, I think that the game is made better by the presence of wild, unbalanced combos and obscenely overpowered builds. It's just plain fun to design builds which can one shot bosses and optimize against given characteristics, and smite enemies into ruination. If different classes and subclasses have different power levels and playstyles, that's more build space to explore. I get that you want a toned down max power level so you can have toned down bosses so less optimized stuff has an easier time - I don't. I want stuff that absolutely demolishes bosses, and stuff that struggle busses through, and I want to be able to figure out which is which and how to make the stuff that struggle busses better, without just making it a minor flavor variation of the stuff that demolishes. I'm happier with the game as is, so I guess I'm their target audience XD Sorry if you're not a fan.